Cadeler A/S (CDLR) Competitors

Kirby (NYSE:KEX) and Cadeler A/S (NYSE:CDLR) are both transportation companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability and risk.

Which has more volatility & risk, KEX or CDLR?

Kirby has a beta of 1.09, meaning that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cadeler A/S has a beta of 0.28, meaning that its stock price is 72% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is KEX or CDLR more profitable?

Cadeler A/S has a net margin of 50.69% compared to Kirby's net margin of 9.25%. Cadeler A/S's return on equity of 19.18% beat Kirby's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kirby	9.25%	10.02%	5.63%
Cadeler A/S	50.69%	19.18%	10.58%

Do analysts prefer KEX or CDLR?

Kirby currently has a consensus target price of $121.00, indicating a potential upside of 34.23%. Given Kirby's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Kirby is more favorable than Cadeler A/S.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kirby	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Cadeler A/S	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the media refer more to KEX or CDLR?

In the previous week, Kirby had 22 more articles in the media than Cadeler A/S. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Kirby and 2 mentions for Cadeler A/S. Kirby's average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat Cadeler A/S's score of 0.79 indicating that Kirby is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Kirby	13 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Cadeler A/S	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, KEX or CDLR?

Kirby has higher revenue and earnings than Cadeler A/S. Cadeler A/S is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kirby, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Kirby	$3.27B	1.54	$286.71M	$5.29	17.04
Cadeler A/S	$269.19M	6.64	$70.41M	$2.98	6.84

Do insiders & institutionals believe in KEX or CDLR?

96.2% of Kirby shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.0% of Cadeler A/S shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Kirby shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Kirby beats Cadeler A/S on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.